The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Baader Meinhof Complex
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2008
2h 29m
7.0(625 votes)
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Crime
Drama
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Thriller

Overview

When German police viciously quell a protest against the shah of Iran, popular journalist Ulrike Meinhof rebels against her dishonest marriage, walks away from her children and joins radical anarchist Andreas Baader. Together with Baader's girlfriend, Gudrun Ensslin, they form the violent Red Faction Army, and together perpetrate a slew of terrorist attacks as a way of disrupting the fabric of what they see as an increasingly fascist state.

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Constantin Film

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Cast & Crew

52 members
Acting

Martina Gedeck

Ulrike Meinhof

Martina Gedeck
Acting

Moritz Bleibtreu

Andreas Baader

Moritz Bleibtreu
Acting

Johanna Wokalek

Gudrun Ensslin

Johanna Wokalek
Acting

Nadja Uhl

Brigitte Mohnhaupt

Nadja Uhl
Acting

Stipe Erceg

Holger Meins

Stipe Erceg
Acting

Niels-Bruno Schmidt

Jan Karl Raspe

Niels-Bruno Schmidt
Acting

Vinzenz Kiefer

Peter-Jürgen Boock

Vinzenz Kiefer
Acting

Simon Licht

Horst Mahler

Simon Licht
Acting

Alexandra Maria Lara

Petra Schelm

Alexandra Maria Lara
Acting

Bruno Ganz

Horst Herold

Bruno Ganz
Acting

Heino Ferch

Herolds Assistent

Heino Ferch
Acting

Daniel Lommatzsch

Christian Klar

Daniel Lommatzsch
Acting

Sebastian Blomberg

Rudi Dutschke

Sebastian Blomberg
Acting

Jan Josef Liefers

Peter Homann

Jan Josef Liefers
Acting

Hannah Herzsprung

Susanne Albrecht

Hannah Herzsprung
Acting

Tom Schilling

Josef Bachmann

Tom Schilling
Acting

Hans-Werner Meyer

Klaus Rainer Röhl

Hans-Werner Meyer
Acting

Katharina Wackernagel

Astrid Proll

Katharina Wackernagel
Acting

Anna Thalbach

Ingrid Schubert

Anna Thalbach
Acting

Volker Bruch

Stefan Aust

Volker Bruch
Acting

Jasmin Tabatabai

Hanne

Jasmin Tabatabai
Acting

Thomas Thieme

Richter Dr. Prinzing

Thomas Thieme
Acting

Susanne Bormann

Petra 'Peggy' Schoenau

Susanne Bormann
Acting

Michael Gwisdek

Helmut Ensslin

Michael Gwisdek
Acting

Hubert Mulzer

Jürgen Ponto

Hubert Mulzer
Acting

Alexander Held

Siegfried Buback

Alexander Held
Acting

Bernd Stegemann

Hanns Martin Schleyer

Bernd Stegemann
Acting

Annika Kuhl

Irmgard Möller

Annika Kuhl
Acting

Sandra Borgmann

Sieglinde Hofmann

Sandra Borgmann
Acting

Hannes Wegener

Willy Peter Stoll

Hannes Wegener
Acting

Johannes Suhm

Thorwald 'Thorsten' Proll

Johannes Suhm
Acting

Andreas Tobias

Manfred Grashof

Andreas Tobias
Acting

Britta Hammelstein

Hanna Krabbe

Britta Hammelstein
Acting

Christian Blümel

Siegfried Hausner

Christian Blümel
Acting

Peter Schneider

Gerhard Müller

Peter Schneider
Acting

Christian Näthe

Jochen

Christian Näthe
Acting

Martin Glade

Benno Ohnsorg

Martin Glade
Acting

Nina Eichinger

Telefonistin Springer Verlag

Nina Eichinger
Acting

Sunnyi Melles

Frau Buddenberg

Sunnyi Melles
Acting

Hans Peter Hallwachs

Günter von Drenkmann

Hans Peter Hallwachs
Acting

Joachim Paul Assböck

Günther Scheicher

Joachim Paul Assböck
Acting

Samir Fuchs

Ägyptischer Fahrer

Samir Fuchs
Acting

Michael Schenk

Anwalt Hagemann

Michael Schenk
Acting

Jona Mues

Pranke

Jona Mues
Acting

Wolfgang Pregler

Anstaltsleiter Stammheim

Wolfgang Pregler
Acting

Kirsten Block

Frau Ponto

Kirsten Block
Acting

Ralph Kretschmar

Gruppenmitglied Jens

Ralph Kretschmar
Acting

Bettina Lohmeyer

Telefonistin

Bettina Lohmeyer
Acting

Rainer Reiners

Polizist

Rainer Reiners
Acting

Esther Seibt

Simone - Stefan Austs girlfriend (uncredited)

Esther Seibt
Acting

Johanna Bönninghaus

Danae Coulmas (uncredited)

Johanna Bönninghaus
Acting

Alexandra Rothert

Peter's girlfriend (uncredited)

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